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Australia's 1st new cathedral in over a century planned for Sydney area (Architecture, AU)

Posted on 04/17/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Broken Bay, announced a new cathedral project to replace the Australian diocese’s current cathedral.

London-based Níall McLaughlin Architects will be the architect for the new cathedral complex.

Papal message to Italian Church officials: Respect freedom to prevent abuse (CWN)

Posted on 04/17/2026 04:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, sent a message in Pope Leo’s name to a meeting of Italian Church officials devoted to abuse prevention.

Pope meets with several Muslim leaders in Cameroon (Vatican News)

Posted on 04/17/2026 04:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The director of the Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV met with twelve Muslim leaders at the apostolic nunciature in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital, on the evening of April 16. The leaders have collaborated with the nation’s bishops in assisting the poor.

The Pope “encouraged those present to continue along this path of dialogue and to bring the same message and dream to others, to Muslims, and to all those who do not understand but can learn to see the beauty of fraternity, bringing great benefit to all of Cameroon,” according to Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.

The central African nation of 31.8 million (map) is 58% Christian (28% Catholic), 22% Muslim, and 19% ethnic religionist.

Apr. 17 Friday of the Second Week of Easter, Weekday

Posted on 04/17/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Robert Molesme (1027-1110), traditionally considered to be the founder of the Cistercians, the reform that developed at Citeaux, France.

The Quiet Power Behind America’s Bishops: How Dan Cellucci Is Shaping a Missionary Catholic Church

Posted on 04/16/2026 22:44 PM (The Daily Register)

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Young US Men Overtake Women in Saying Religion Is ‘Very Important’

Posted on 04/16/2026 22:14 PM (The Daily Register)

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PHOTOS: Highlights From Pope Leo XIV’s First Full Day in Cameroon

Posted on 04/16/2026 22:09 PM (The Daily Register)

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Donald Trump on Spat With Pope Leo XIV: ‘I Have Nothing Against the Pope’

Posted on 04/16/2026 22:09 PM (The Daily Register)

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Police Reveal Bomb Threat at Chicago-Area Home of Pope Leo XIV’s Brother

Posted on 04/16/2026 17:51 PM (The Daily Register)

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Vatican halts Father Ciszek's sainthood cause (The Shenandoah Sentinel)

Posted on 04/16/2026 07:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

The Vatican informed the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, that it has ended the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., a missionary who was tortured by the Soviet secret police and imprisoned in Russia from 1941 to 1963.

After his release in a prisoner exchange, Father Ciszek, a Pennsylvania native, returned to the United States and wrote With God in Russia and He Leadeth Me.